Steve
Botha is the district superintendent for the New York, New York, district. He was given
this duty by the late Joseph W. Tkach in 1993.
Steve
Botha is the district superintendent for the New York, New York, district. He was given
this duty by the late Joseph W. Tkach in 1993.
The district encompasses part of New York state, central and northern New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts.
In addition, Steve pastors the Brooklyn and Valhalla, New York, congregations. He also directs a regional youth camp each summer.
Steve and his wife, Harlean, celebrate their 30th anniversary June 15. They have one daughter, Debbie, who is married to Tom Ryan, and one grandchild, Conor Botha Ryan.
The Bothas have served the following congregations: Leeds, England; Edmonton, Alberta; Halifax, Digby and Sydney, Nova Scotia; Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton, New Brunswick; St. John's, Newfoundland; and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Charleston, Parkersburg, Huntington and Logan, West Virginia; and Manhattan and Westchester, New York.
Steve, originally from South Africa, met Harlean, who is an American, at the former Bricket Wood campus of Ambassador College. Steve graduated in 1968 and Harlean in 1969.
Steve is enrolled in the clinical pastoral education program at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. He also conducts a monthly worship service at the medical center.
Harlean has a bachelor's degree in American history and a master's degree in public administration from Pace University. She is the office manager for the radiology department at a community hospital.
The following pastors, assistant pastors, wives and congregations are in the New York district:
Brick, New Jersey: John Adams
Bridgeport, Connecticut: Dale and Sybil Martin
Brooklyn, New York: Steve and Harlean Botha
Long Island, New York: Stanley and Jean Marie DeVeaux
Manhattan, New York: Jeffrey and Karen Broadnax, and Ernest and Erskileena Owens
Meriden, Connecticut: Joel and Karen Rissinger
Middletown, New York: Daniel and Alice Bierer
Montvale, New Jersey: Daniel and Alice Bierer
Norwich, Connecticut: Dennis and Lorraine Pelley
Providence, Rhode Island: Dennis and Lorraine Pelley
Union, New Jersey: John Adams and Anthony and Carol Caputo
Valhalla, New York: Steve and Harlean Botha
Westchester, New York: Jeffrey and Karen Broadnax
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